celebrate the lights.pdf · •tree lighting • light displays • luminary walk • refreshments...

• Tree Lighting • Light Displays • Luminary Walk • Refreshments

SAT DEC 1

by night 4-8pm

• Cultural Entertainment • Kids Activities • Holiday Craft Market

by day 12-4pm

Celebrate theFirst 2012 attendees

receive a commemorative

Centennial wooden nickel

RedmondLights.comScan tag to get more information. Get the free mobile app for your phone at http://gettag.mobi.

www.redmond.gov/register

PRICE$12 (adults)

$9 (ages 3-17)Ages 2 and under

FREE with a paying adult

TICKETED EVENTMust Pre-Register

Register TODAY

Class # 41527 8amClass #41528 10am

by day

Information Booth 12:00 - 7:00 (Located near the City Hall Fountain)

First 2012 attendees will receive a commemorative Centennial wooden nickel

Front Steps of City Hall 12:30 - 3:30 •RedmondChorale •RedmondFoundingFamilies •Plusmoreexcitingmusical anddanceperformances!

Fun FamIly aCtIvItIeS Inside City Hall 12:00 - 3:30 •OldFashionedPhotos •RedmondHistoricalGingerbreadHouseDisplay •FREEkidsgingerbreadhouseactivity 12:30 - 2:30 - while supplies last

City Hall Parking lot 12:00 - 3:30 •FacePainting •Salmonprints-IssaquahSalmonHatchery •TimeCapsuleMaking-EastsideHeritage Center&RedmondHistoricalSociety • IceCarving-CascadeCrystalIceSculptures •WoodCarving-TomasVrbaStudio • InteractiveHistoricalExhibits •PennyCandyHuntat1pm

Food & Beverage 12:00 - 4:00 MetropolitanGrill&SunSpotMiniDonuts

Redmond Senior Center 12:00 - 6:00 HolidayCraftMarket

2

1

3

4

5

City Hall Campus

vISItORPaRKInG

vISItORPaRKInG

CItyHall

Sam

ma

mish

RIver Tra

il

DISaBleD& venDORPaRKInG

PuBlIC SaFetyBuIlDInG

DIStRICtCOuRt

ReDmOnDReGIOnal

lIBRaRy

NE85thSt

NE74thSt

160thAveNE

12 3

5

4 TreeLighting

Restrooms

Restrooms

Redmond Centennial Pin$3

Commemorative Redmond Railroad Spike

$50

Centennial Memorabilia For Sale at

Information Booth

InFO.

CIty Hall CamPuS

by night

Redmond lights Blinkers Distributed at the Think Redmond booth beginning at 4:00 while supplies last

HOlIDay enteRtaInment microsoft main Stage 4:00 - 6:00 •RedmondChorale 4:00-4:30 •NorthwestBoychoir 4:30-4:50 •TheFireInside 5:00-6:00

Fun FamIly aCtIvItIeS Inside City Hall 4:00 - 5:00 •FacePainting-EastsidePrecisionDrillTeam •FunPhotos-CouncilChambers •RedmondHistoricalGingerbreadHouseDisplay •Handbellsoloist-NancyKirkner

municipal Campus Plaza •KidsCookieDecorating WholeFoodsMarket 4:00-5:00 •SwedishMedicalCenter 4:00-6:00 •MontessoriChildren’sHouse 4:00-6:00

Santa’S aRRIval & tRee lIGHtInG 4:50

Food & Beverage/activitiesMetropolitan Grill, Sun Spot Mini Donuts, Whole Foods, Mud Bay, Green Redmond Partnership

Front of City Hall 4:00 - 5:00CandyCaneHunt •3to6yrold 4:00 •7to10yrold 4:15 •3to6yrold 4:30 •Opentoallages 4:45Getready!GetSet!Go!Findasmanycandycanesasyoucanin5minutes.Spaceislimited,admissionfirstcome,firstservedbasis

Public Safety BuildingBellevueYouthSymphony 3:00-4:30

luminary trailvISItOR

PaRKInGCItyHall

NE85thSt

REDMO

NDWAY

BEARC

REEKPKWY

legend

TreeLighting

Restrooms

TrailPerformance

Shuttle Stop

6

7

8

9

10

11

City Hall Campus

vISItORPaRKInG

vISItORPaRKInG

CItyHall

Sam

ma

mish

RIver Tra

il

DISaBleD& venDORPaRKInG

PuBlIC SaFetyBuIlDInG

DIStRICtCOuRt

ReDmOnDReGIOnal

lIBRaRy

NE85thSt

NE74thSt

160thAveNE

TreeLighting

Restrooms

Shuttle Stop

Restrooms

11

9

10

6

7

8

Cultural Holiday entertainment 4:45 - 6:45 •RedmondUnitedMethodist ChurchHandbellChoir •RedmondAcademyofJr.Voices •ChampagneQuartet

luke mcRedmond Park 4:45 - 6:45 •AlohaIslandTreasures •BonFireBarrels •HotAirBalloonGlow–weatherpermitting •TickettybooHotChocolate

Dudley Carter Park 4:45 - 6:45 •LivingNativity •Choir •CocoaStation •MeadowbrookChurch

Bear Creek meadow 4:45 - 6:45 •HotAirBalloonGlow-AirialBalloonCompany &BalloonDepot–weatherpermitting •KeithHighlandersPipeBand •EmeraldCityVoices

lumInaRy tRaIl (1.3 miles from City Hall to Redmond Town Center)

FRee KIDS CRaFtS 5:00 - 8:00PresentedbyRedmond’sFaithCommunity

enteRtaInement 5:00 - 8:00 •Harpist-BethanyMann (InsideChico’s) •Lucy&MyCousinLuke •SilverBellsCarolers • IceCarving-CascadeCrystalIceSculptures main Stage 5:15 - 7:30 •KazeDaiko 5:15-5:45 •ColumbiaChoir 6:00-6:30 •CremeTangerine 6:45-7:30

Here Come’s Santa Claus! 7:00 - 7:30 GatheratCenterCourttogiveSantaaspecialcommunitychoruswelcome Redmond lights Chili Cook-off 5:30 - 7:30JoinCityCouncil,CityofRedmondFireDepartmentandMatt’sRotisserie&OysterLoungeastheybattleitoutforthebestchili!Youbethejudge! Food & Beverage Samples 5:00 - 8:00Freesamplesprovidedbylocalbusinesses:Agave Cocina & Cantina, Blazing Bagels, Flying Saucer Pizza, Qdoba Mexican Grill, REI, Subway, Thai Ginger, Trader Joe’s

Gene Juarez Shuttle Stop 3:30 - 8:30

ReDmOnD tOWn CenteR

luminary trailvISItOR

PaRKInG

ReDmOnDReGIOnal

lIBRaRy

NE85thSt

TRAINTRESSEL

LEARYW

AY

BEARC

REEKPKWY

ReDmOnDtOWn CenteR

Shuttle Information

Hours:3:30–8:30pmFrequency:Every30minutes

Redmond town Center Shuttle Stop:locatedoutsideofGeneJuarezintheSouthparkinglotofRedmondTownCenter

Redmond City Hall Campus Shuttle Stop:locatedoutsidetheRedmondSeniorCenter,nexttotheparkinggarage

12

13

14

15

16

Redmond town Center

PaRKInG

PaRKInG

PaRKInG

Sam

ma

mish

RIver Tra

il

LEARYWAY

NE74thSt

NE76thSt

166thAveNE

BEAR

CREEK PA

RKWAY

164thAveNE

InFO.enteRHeRe

16

13

12

1514

Home Depot, montessori Children’s House, mud Bay, Peloton apartments, Redmond Patch, Waste management, Whole Foods

BannersonaRoll,EmeraldHeights,Fairwinds–Redmond,FlyingSaucerPizza,FunRent,LarryHaight’sResidentialRoofing,PCCNaturalMarkets,PinkabellaCupcakes,PrimaryCareRedmond,

RedmondCableCorp.,RedmondGeneralInsuranceAgency,VirginiaMasonKirkland

many thanks to our generous sponsors and volunteers.

ayyam-i-Ha (Baha’i):TheBaha’icalendarconsistsof19monthsof19dayseach, giving361days.Baha’ichildrenaroundtheworldlookforwardtoAyyam-i-Ha,theintercalarydaysthatfillouttherestoftheyear.Itisatimedevotedtocharity,hospitalityandgiftgiving.

Bodhi Day (Buddhist):FestivalrecallsthedaywhentheBuddhaachievedenlightenment.AlsoknownasRehatsu,itisgenerallyregardedasthebirthdayofBuddhism.

Bonfire Night (England): AnniversaryoftheGunpowderPlotiscelebratedwithhugebonfiresandfireworks.ItremembersGuyFawkeswhoplottedtoblowuptheEnglishParliamentin1605.

Christmas (Christian):HolidaycelebratesthebirthofJesusChrist.Itisalsoatime forSantatovisitandforfriendsandfamilytogatherandcelebratepeace,good cheer and charity.

Diwali (Hindu, India):Festivaloflights,splendorandjoyhonoringtheHindugoddessLaksmi,thegoddessoffortune,goodluck,richesandgenerosity.Homesareoutlinedwithdipas(specialoillamps)orlightstowelcomeandguideLaksmi.

Hanukkah (Jewish):FestivaloflightscelebratesthevictoryoftheMaccabeesovertheSyriansintheJews’fightforreligiousfreedom.Candlesarelitforeightdayssymbolizingthemiracleofasmallamountofsacredoilburninguntilmorecould be found.

Kwanzaa (african-american): Non-religiousholidayinspiredbythecivilrightsstruggle.ItcelebratesAfrican-Americanheritage,pride,community,familyandculturethroughthetraditionoflightingonecandlerepresentingoneofthesevenprinciplesofKwanzaaeachnightforsevennights.

las Posadas (Christian, mexico):FestivalcommemoratesthepilgrimageofJosephandMaryastheysoughtlodginginBethlehem.Candlelitprocessionsgodoortodoortosymbolizetheirsearch.

loi Krathong (thailand):FestivaltobringgoodluckisalsoknownastheFestivaloftheFloatingLeafCups.Leafshapedboatswithburningcandlesandflowersarelaunchedintoriverstotakeawaythesinsoflastyearandbringgoodluckfor the coming year.

Ramadan (Islam):Duringthisholymonth,worshippersfastduringdaylighthours.ThemonthendswithEid-ul-Fitr,thefestivalofhappiness,celebratedwithspecialprayers,feasts,sweetsandgift-giving.

Saint lucia Day (Sweden): FestivalhonorsSaintLucia.Theeldestdaughterwearsalightedadventwreathoffivecandlesonherheadtoserveherfamily,asLuciaservedthepoor.

yule (Wiccan):Festivalcelebratingthewintersolstice.Fromthisdayforward,lightbeginstoreturnandtherebirthoftheSunGodiscelebratedwiththelightingoftheYulelogandcandlesandwreathmaking.

TRADITIONSRedmondLightsbeganmodestlyin1999withastrolldowntheSammamishRiverTrailandhas

developedintoacherishedtraditionformanyRedmondfamilies.

RedmondLightsisafestivalaboutdiversity.Manyculturesandfaithscelebrateduringthewinterseason–oftenhelpingtobringlighttodarkwinternights.Hanukkah,Kwanzaa,Christmas,YuleandDiwaliallusefire,candlesandlighttobrightenthespiritsaroundthedarkestdaysoftheyear.

Centennial

Community Bonfire

Celebrate Redmond’s 100 years!

100years.redmond.gov